If research currently being led by UC Cooperative Extension Specialist Matthew Fidelibus pays off — and right now that’s a big if — raisin growers may be able to replace the labor-intensive practice of severing canes to loosen fruit in advance of mechanical harvesting with a spray-on hormone to induce abscission. ...
At this point in the season, projections of the size of Sonoma County’s wine grape crop depend on who you talk to. ...
As the table grape season in the Coachella Valley winds down, harvest in the San Joaquin Valley is just getting under way....
By the end of the month, grape growers should have a better idea of how — if at all — the newest pest threat to California’s fruit orchards might affect their vineyards. ...
The widely-used grape powdery mildew Risk Assessment Index (RAI) may be revised soon, and it could be a money saver for growers....
Tim Waits’ wine grape vineyard near Clarksburg, Calif., made it through the spring without getting hit by frost, a change from last year when “our district grapes were damaged pretty significantly by a late frost,” says the president of the Clarksburg Wine Growers and Vintners Association. ...
Like many raisin producers who have adopted dried-on-vine (DOV) systems, Benjamin Wilson continues to learn how to make the most of the reduced labor method of making raisins. ...
Stevco’s table grape harvest in Coachella Valley began mid-May, a little later than last year, a delay that company president Dave Clyde attributes to high winds in March and excessive heat in April, both of which slowed fruit growth....
Wine grape growers in the Lodi area have benefited from a couple of early May rainy days in more ways than one. ...
The weak economy should help bolster prices for San Joaquin Valley wine grape growers, says veteran grower Dave Loquaci, Madera, Calif....
To improve production grapes, Fresno County, Calif. farmer Don Hornor has been deep-ripping his alkaline soils and drilling deeper for better quality groundwater....
The wine grape crop in California’s Central and South Coast areas is looking good, despite a brief heat spell earlier in May when there were a few days in the 90s and 100s. ...
The sudden shift from freezing temperatures to almost instantaneous 90-degree highs and then back to coat-wearing weather has had Central Valley grape growers jumping....
It’s not on the shelf yet, but UC Plant Pathologist Doug Gubler and other researchers are tweaking the popular grape powdery mildew index to help growers and PCAs cope with disease threats....
“We haven’t seen any significant problems yet,” says Neil Roberts, viticulturist, Roberts Vineyard Services, Paso Robles, Calif. ...
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